Bumblebee

The bumblebee hat is an adaptation of a pattern by

Erssie Major in Creative Knitting Magazine: "Child's Play."

The original pattern was designed for preemies using

Debbie Bliss yarn.

Sassy's Hat:

1 skein of Simply Soft: sunshine

1 skein of Simply Soft: black

Size 8 circular needle

Gauge: 16 stitches to 4 inches

Cast on 80 stitches.

Join.

Start with 8 rounds of black.

Sequence gold and black: alternating

every four rows.

Start the new color, knit for one round,

slip the first stitch on the second round.

This system creates a visually pleasing

line.

Knit for 6 inches.

Decrease 10 stitches every other row

until 10 stitches remain.

Close the circle.

I used fuzzy sticks (pipe cleaners) for the antennae.

You could also use two groups of 5 stitches

to create opposing I-Cords.

My little bumblebee welcomes spring.

I am rereading _Honeybee: Poems and Prose_

by Naomi Nye.